“If I didn't self-censor, I would be in jail, and then I wouldn't be effective at all.” Quote by Yiyun Li
“You can write about a country without taking a stand, but you cannot write about a country without noting that there's history, and that there's politics going on. To me, that's the same if you write about America. You don't have to write about politics, but the politics have to be present in the characters.” WritingCountryCharacter Author:Yiyun Li
“I'm not one of those actors that hates press and gets really groan-y about it - I always like talking about films.” FilmHateGet Real Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“We make conscious choices to do something a certain way.” ChoicesConscious Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“If you had women running the weed market, I think there'd be lots of different products. I know periods. I know how horrible they are, and I know enough people who suffer from them that I really want to speak to them so they can carry something in their pocketbook for relief. Or come home, get in a tub, and soak with something that will actually work.” PeopleThinkingDifferentEnoughHomeRunningSufferingSpeakHorribleComing HomeWeed Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“In order to sell in all the different places where medical marijuana is legal, you have to build a facility and grow in the state you're selling in, so it's daunting.” DifferentMedicalSellingMarijuanaDifferent Place Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“When you hear the ex-politician tell you that the reason they created the War on Drugs was to get black people and to get hippies...that to me is just as shitty as saying all Mexicans are murderers and rapists. Or all Muslims. That's what I'm paying attention to. And everybody is hedging their bets when it comes to marijuana. The government is sitting on this lie saying it's a gateway drug.” PeopleWarReasonLyingBlackAttentionDrugPay AttentionBlack PeopleMarijuanaMurdererHippieWar On Drugs Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“I had gone through several crazy headache bouts, and I realized that part of the reason I was having them was because I wasn't smoking marijuana. When my daughter gave me a vape pen, I realized that I could relegate it to where I needed it to be. And I would talk to my older grandkids in their 20s, and they'd say they use weed to stop cramps. That's when I really started to investigate and asked the question, "Is anybody doing this?" And they gave me that horrifying answer: "niche market".” ReasonCrazyDaughterI RealizedSmokingMy DaughterPensWeedMarijuanaNicheHeadacheGrandkids Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“Huge events in life inform you in so many ways that you know about and many other ways that you cannot even comprehend. To go through a big experience can have such a profound impact on everything that you do. It's the common thing that everyone says about a tragedy - it is a really tough thing to happen but it is amazing, and a gift, if you can look at the positive aspects that come out and the friendships that are made from the people that provided help and support.” PeopleHelpingCommonSupportToughTragedyProfound Author:Jim James
“I think there are lots of things that people think are so different but they're not. People think there is a huge difference between hip hop and country music, but there is really not when you start looking into themes and what people are struggling with or celebrating. When you break it down to the chords and the beats it is all the same. Personally, I am obsessed with music as it is a limitless tunnel that you can explore.” PeopleThinkingDifferentCountryBreakStruggleHip HopCelebrateObsessedLimitless Author:Jim James
“For Native Americans, the most shameful and powerful corrective gesture is to literally and physically turn one's back upon a person who has transgressed, and then after they've been banished for a while, they come back into the circle and the members of the tribe say every good thing that person has ever done, because they have to be welcomed back.” DonePowerfulGood ThingsVery GoodNativeNative AmericanShameful Author:Ashley Judd
